Temple University Athletics
Rutgers Defeats Owls In Field Hockey
10.12.99 | Field Hockey
Piscataway, NJ (October 12, 1999) -- Five different Scarlet Knights
reached the back of the net as Rutgers University (7-6, 1-2)
defeated the Temple Owls (5-8), 5-1, at the Rutgers Stadium Complex
tonight.
Junior forward Meredith Pizzulli (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional)
netted the first goal of the game at 12:20 in the first, with
senior Kristin Fawcett
(Monmouth Beach, NJ/Shore Regional) on the assist. Sophomore
Andschana Mendes (Lebanon, NJ/Voorhees) set up senior Kelly Manna
(W. Long
Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) in front of the net as, she scored the
game-winner for Rutgers with just over ten minutes remaining in
the half of play.
Mendes added her 15th goal of the year, putting the Knights ahead
3-0, as she advanced into a second -place tie with former Scarlet
Knight Lisa LaValle
(1981-84) on the Rutgers all-time career goal scoring list. Senior
co-captain Karen Timko (Clinton, NJ/North Hunderton Regional)
tallied the final goal in
the first half with a little over a minute remaining.
The Owls stopped the Rutgers' shutout as Virginia Gonzales netted the
lone Owl goal. Junior back Becky Andrew (Battle, E. Sussex, UK) found
the back
of the net for the final Rutgers goal of the evening, off a penalty
corner, with assists from Mendes and Manna. With Mendes' fourth assist
of the season,
she moves into third place on the Rutgers all-time career scoring
leaders list.
Goalie Abby Joseph (Linwood, NJ/Mainland) recorded one save and reserve
net minder Meris Burton (Wilmington, DE/Hun School) saw ten minutes of
action in the victory. Temple goalie Serene McGrath made 12 saves on
the night. Rutgers outshot the Owls 22-2, with 17 of the Knights'
shot on goal
coming in the first half. The Knights also held the advantage in
penalty corners, 14-3.
The Scarlet Knight will face the number one ranked team in the nation,
the Connecticut Huskies, in a BIG EAST match-up at the Rutgers Stadium Complex,
on Saturday, October 16th at 1:00 p.m.
Scoring Summary: Goals: Shots: 1 2 F 1 2 F RU 4 1 5 RU 17 5 22 TU 0 1 1 TU 0 2 2 Penalty Corners: Saves: 1 2 F 1 2 F RU 10 4 14 RU 0 1 1 TU 1 2 3 TU 9 3 12
